Four family members lost their lives in a horrific car accident on their way to a wedding on the N2 highway near Mposa in KwaZulu-Natal, early on Thursday.
A woman in a separate vehicle also died, bringing the death toll to five. One person was critically injured while two others sustained moderate injuries.
The accident happened shortly after 6 a.m. Three vehicles were involved in the accident, one being a truck which overturned.
Sources familiar with the accident said, “A bakkie lost control and the truck attempted to avoid it, but collided with an SUV in which five occupants from the same family had been travelling.”
It is reported the family were en route to Hlabisa to attend a wedding.
One of the passengers in the SUV survived the crash and is fighting for her life at the Netcare Bay Hospital in Richards Bay, while two passengers of the bakkie were taken to Ngwelezana Hospital near Empangeni.
The scene was cleared at 9 a.m. and traffic began to flow again.
#Crash on N2 before Kwamanambi, KZN, Multiple injuries reported and multiple vehicles involved. Road closed both directions.#ArriveAlive pic.twitter.com/oVNC7Yec0r
— Road Traffic Management Corporation (@TrafficRTMC) December 16, 2021
Sources: TimesLIVE
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